The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1887-07-06
The Second Charge of Pickett's Men at
Gettysburg.


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The second dramatic incident occurred
when the carriages reached the position
where Pickett lay for an hour with his
troops during the cannOnade under a
scOrching sun, and where he formed to 90
into action. Ii was the only opportunity
the Pennsy lvania brigade had Of paying
its respects to Mrs. Pickett IN body.
Lines were formed once more. The Nir-
ginians were first.
Seven hundred stalwart Pennsylyanians
insisted upon following the precept Of
their old enemies over the stone wall.
Colonel Banes formed them in line and
they all passed in review and shook hands
with the beautiful widow Of the dead
Virginia General Nollcy after yolley of
enthusiasm ratified along the lines as the
complimentary incident progressed.
When the end came, however, the Viz
ginians formed their lines by brigade and
regiments TO represent their position Of
July 3, 1863 Every regiment of the fiji
teen that constituted Picketts magniii-
cent division was represented on the field,
and as the veterans with proud and ear
nest mlen took their places the Phila-
delphians locked on with silent admira-
ton. Pickett's old division again was
formed on the ground that they have
made historical 1t was indeed Il time
for reflection on the part of the spects-
tors and for Renaissance on the part OF
the Virginians Colonel Batchelder, the
official historian, wanted TO get the exact
position of each command, and TO fix the
direction that the charge took. The We
terans swung out over the ground towards
the Union front for 100 yards or so, each
regiment defining its movement. There
upon an informal reception was held and
thePickett men were again photographed,
as they had been an hour before when
they ami the Pennsylvanians were taken
~ they clasped hands over the bloody
angle. Colonel Bachelor invited the
Pickett men to tell him all they knew.
In explaining this to the World cOrrespon-
dent, one of the Nirginians said
"That was certainly one of the most
indiscreet things Colonel Batchelder ever
attempted, for In a Minutes time some
fifty of the boys were pouring infOrma-
ton into his ears by the carload, but what
Is wOrse-nO two accounts agreed, and
am sure If he submitted t. It long enough
he would have doubted whether Pickett
ever made a charge here
Incidents grave, gay, lively, and pic
turesQue occurred at the points where
Picketts men started and where they
stopped The Nirginians had no trouble
whatever In recognizing their original
positions. Early in the morning several
Of them went ont on the Chambersburg
road, determined the place where they
bivouacked the night of the %
Then they followed their route up the
pike, across the fields of waving green
down the lane where they loaded theii
pieces, to the battle-scarred Pitzer, now
the Codori-which with its barn was
filed, when hey first passed by IL, will
wounded from the second days fight
over Pitzer's Run, pointing out the spot
where they had seen dead Federal field
officer, who had fallen half under his
horse, up a swale, where were strewn the
bodies of Berdans sharp-shooters, who
had pushed out mile from Sickles front
only to be slaughtered. Then up the